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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 3733890, member: 82616&quot;]I&#039;m quite excited to have recently acquired this extremely rare Titus <i>As</i>, perhaps struck while the dust was still settling from the Vesuvian eruption of 79 AD.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1001202[/ATTACH]<b>Titus</b></p><p>Æ As, 8.70g</p><p>Rome mint, 79 AD</p><p>RIC 70 (R2). BMC p. 253 note. BNC -.</p><p>Obv: IMP T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P COS VII; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, r.</p><p>Rev: PAX AVGVST; S C in field; Pax stg. l., leaning on column, with caduceus and branch</p><p>Acquired from Münzen &amp; Medaillen, September 2019.</p><p><br /></p><p>Titus&#039; first issues of bronze as Augustus struck in 79, dated COS VII, are all very rare. They were produced sometime during the last six months of the year after his rise to purple at the end of June, presumably in very modest numbers based on the meagre specimens that have survived antiquity. This As from that scanty issue features the familiar Pax and column type, likely based on a familiar cult image of the deity. Pax is holding a caduceus, an allusion to the peaceful prosperity credited to the emperor. Missing from both the London and Paris collections.</p><p><br /></p><p>Aside from the rarity, I was quite attracted by the olive green patina and bold legends despite the wear.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would be interested to see any coins you may have that were struck during a time of crisis -&nbsp; be that natural, political, or man-made.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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